Landsberg

English

Etymology

Habitational surname borrowed from German Landsberg.

Proper noun

Landsberg (plural Landsbergs)

  1. A surname from German.
    • 2015 October 29, Mike Abu, “A Trip to Zaqistan, One Man’s ‘Sovereign Nation’ in the Middle of the Utah Desert”, in VICE[1]:
      Inside the booth was Zaq Landsberg, a Brooklyn artist and the 30-year-old founder of the Republic of Zaqistan.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Landsberg is the 34707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Landsberg is most common among White (95.85%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Land (land) +‎ -s- +‎ Berg (mountain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlant͡sbɛʁk/
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  • Hyphenation: Lands‧berg

Proper noun

Landsberg n (proper noun, genitive Landsbergs or (optionally with an article) Landsberg)

  1. a town in the Upper Bavaria region, Bavaria; official name: Landsberg am Lech
  2. a rural district of the Upper Bavaria region, Bavaria; official name: Landkreis Landsberg am Lech
  3. a town in Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, near Halle; official name: Stadt Landsberg

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

Landsberg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Landsbergs or (with an article) Landsberg, feminine genitive Landsberg, plural Landsbergs)

  1. a toponymic surname

Declension

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